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This was insanely comprehensive, dont even care much for the bikes yet still stayed watched the whole thing. Would love to see a hyper naked test this detailed

My biggest takeaway is that 3 out of 4 manufacturers sell you a bike with a seat you can’t actually sit on without hurting yourself. Mindblowing…

Best motorcycle review I've seen in years, nothing like bikers talking bikes 👍

I bought a Tracer 9GT based on this video and it is absolutely brilliant. Amazing engine and chassis, loads of fun on a twisty road and a super comfy all day ride

Great review. Thanks guys. As a 60+ aged rider, not wanting 'spirited' riding from a middle weight touring machine any longer, I'm putting the Versys as my N0.1 replacement for my aging Honda ST1300. Watching from Australia.

Thank you for having a relatively short rider in the group. There are many reviews and comparisons that place a large emphasis on "ergonomics," when in fact what they mean is "how it fit this particular tester." I have often found that the motorcycle that lost a comparison for being for being "too small" or "too cramped" is indeed the most comfortable one for me.

So glad I found Bennetts BikeSocial! Great review of the category and comparisons of the bikes I am looking into. Watching from Houston, Texas.

You guys along with the Missenden flyer are the bike reviews that matter the most when informing my buying decisions

This is great hearing 4 proficient riders talking about these 4 motorcycles. All of which I have been researching. Right now I am torn between the Tiger and the Tracer. I have owned the BMW f900 xr. I did find the BMW excellent for handling , comfortable for a pillion and confident when riding in the rain. The engine on the BMW seems clunky and finding neutral can be troublesome. I had the F 900 xr for 10 days, and noticed it was leaking coolant. The lower undercarriage of my F 900 XR was covered with a blue film, The water pump was faulty. Dealer took the BMW back, waited for 2 months for parts and repairs.

I’m looking for a bike to ride at least 22000km on for the next three years, since I live in Holland, having an extensive British review like this really helped me!

Incredible! Love this long in- depth format! ❤

I think that’s the longest video I’ve ever watched on KZfaq. Great comparison. I’d love a T9GT.

So nice to see the guys from my favourite podcast on this review

Thank you for this video! Me and my better half are wanting to push into this class of bike so great timing and spot on for us.

Absolutely incredible piece of content lads. Would love to see more long format videos! Cheers

Great review ! I came from a 17 S1000XR to a new Tracer 9GT. Loved the S1000XR, but cumbersome and my licence would have been shredded. The Tracer ticks all the boxes, very impressed. Changed the screen to an MRA Vario. Handles well, sounds great, seat - hmm, jury is out. Awesome.

over the moon with my tracer 9 gt, i made the right choice for myself and wife, helped along massively with your reviews with Helen, thank Helen for us john and thanks for the great review that sealed the deal.

Suzuki V Strom 1050 XT should have been included. V Twin vs straight 4. All the tech including IMS. Would have won the value for money category I reckon.

Absolutely wonderful group test ! However I'd have loved to see the Multistrada 950 featured. It would've made a great alternative, something a little different. Seems like it's actually quite often overlooked this bike.

The Triumph Tiger has been designed with the new or A2 license holder in mind that`s why it`s 94 bhp BUT it would be nice if Triumph offered the Tiger with a 110/120 bhp engine as an option for those who want that extra oomph .

Long one, did it in 2 sittings, but loved it. These long trumps videos are great. Keep them up!

Damn good video chaps, no problem watching that all the way through ! Probably the only way to do a group test, with a group of riders 👍

Fantastic in-depth review-love the long format🙌💯

My favourite motorcycle video of the Year! Watched it twice already! Would love to see more of such in 2022! Thanks and best wishes!

Now that is a great format.. didnt even notice the length of the video. Thanks for the entertainment. :)

Great in depth commentary! It is exactly the arguments I have with myself when trying to decide what my next bike will be! And defo Keanu🤓

Great informative video. Loved all the detail and chat. More like this would go down a treat. 👍😁🏍🧡

Great job! Thanks. Not easy to find such a great and detailed comparison job! own a Tracer 9 GT. Love it. But I'd like to have more firm suspensions both front and rear, especially when riding with passenger and full luggagges. I hope they will fit higher payload springs to keep up with higher load. I also recon first gear is a little bit on the long side, especially when riding uphill in the Alps with slow traffic and fully loaded.

Great review format. More videos like this 👍

Would love to see more of these for other categories! Adventure, naked, sport, etc

Great bike video but Calimoto is exactly what I’ve been searching for! It is really good - thanks!!

My choice, based on my experience of looking at these bikes when I upgraded early June 2021. 1: BMW F900XR....a VERY expensive, yet cheap feeling bike. It it felt great, this was the first potential upgrade bike I had a test drive on & I was sold on it...right until I tried other bikes in this category. It's very expensive when specc'd up to the other bikes, the reliability isn't as good, the maintenance is pricey & the engine is what I can only describe as "MEH" The ride is mediocre due to the cheap suspension & the seat IS awful. The only thing I can credit it with is the phone connectivity, screen & the best mouse control wheel on any bike ever. However I still felt that I was on a cheap, Chinese bike that had a BMW sticker put on it. 2: Triumph Tiger 900 GT... I REALLY liked the TIger, it was fun, great handling, comfortable & quiet, a true eye opener compared to the BMW I'd tested the previous week. It has less power but honestly I doubt that I'd ever use all of it anyway, so anything above that is superfluous. It is expensive compared to Japanese bikes & reliability isn't as good, but as good or better than the BMW & it feels like FUN whereas the BMW felt like it was on Zoloft. Great screen, the joystick is unusual but easy to learn & I liked the sound. 3: Yamaha Tracer..... Oh boy! Yes, the screen is not as good as it should be (I'm 6' 3") yes the brakes aren't as sharp as they should be, yes the seat is a cheap-out & it should come with the comfort seat as standard, yes the scroll wheel is a PAIN to use in motion, yes the display is crazy....but then there's that engine, oh my! It felt lively & responsive without being a lunatic. The suspension is, for me, as good as the Triumph, the fuel consumption is great & reliability is legendary. As for the brakes I've had to fully anchor on when someone pulled out in front of me & they really do the job they need to....yes, they lack finesse but I can deal with that. Despite the shortcomings none of them are excessive or deal breakers, you do get used to them, even the really irritating things such as the fuel gauge upper half being only 1 segment! At the price I couldn't refuse & this is the bike & bought & I am very, VERY happy. 4:...Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+....OK, this is under "An Honorable Mention" because I didn't ride one of these as it was so expensive it was out of my price range. Having said that it does sound intriguing & I might be tempted to choose it over the Tracer if money was no object, but the extra $1,000s I'd have needed weren't in my possession so the Tracer won.

Hi. Thanks, i found this interesting, informative, and fun! Really enjoyed this one. Keep up the good work.

Great test and review!!! many thanks for the format and for all the info! Its really easy to understand when who is talking about the bikes is a real biker and talking in the biker´s language, not just reading the press dossier from the brands... I felt watching this vid like when I´m having a coffee with my mates after a ride on a sunday morning... Keep the good job!!! congratulations from the South of Spain

Excellent work guys!! Great format, brilliant thanks. 😎👍

Brilliant vid guys, am in the market for this type of bike and have now watched your video twice. Keep up the excellent work 👍

Really enjoyed that. The mechanical advantage of the T-plane crank in the Tiger 900 is the uneven spacing of power pulses which means the tyre has more time to recover and find grip on loose surfaces which is part is the reason twins are great off road. There are only two power pulses per crank rotation. The trade off is low rev vibration.

Great comprehensive review; thank you gentlemen!

Great review. Thank you for your time guys. The truth is there is so many good bikes and even more coming out soon. Tested BMW and both Tigers. Next will try Tracer 9, Norden, Guzzi V100 and Multistrada V2 after they made it a bit lower and lighter. Not sure what my next bike will be. Buying today I would go for Tiger RP.

Great review! Its easy to read specs and then talk about wich one is the best. I loved your aproach about the feeling instead of just talking Numbers. I would love you to includ new do 1050xt.

A great video. Informative and entertaining. Also it applied real world riding experience alongside tech specs and the conclusions reached were very helpful. I purchased the Tracer 9 GT in July after riding a Pan European for 15 years. The difference is staggering but the Tracer is a fun and exciting bike to ride.

Had my Tracer9-GT (in Tech Kamo) for three and a bit months now, and already clocked up 4,500 miles. Such an all-round capable machine! I covered 1,400 miles touring around Scotland for a week last month, and the bike averaged 60.5 mpg - with much spirited riding during that whole trip.. 👍🏻 The only other bike I tried in this line-up was the Tiger 900 GT, thought it was good until I test rode the Yamaha Tracer-9 GT. Not keen on the looks of the Kawasaki, plus it’s a very heavy machine indeed, and I wanted something lighter than my previous BMW RS. And I would never entertain a BMW with a Chinese made engine either, personally!

Was in great detail, loved it, glad you mentioned your XR at times, mines going in for its 54,000 service soon, 3rd big service. Had a sheet with the valve specs, let’s see if changed this time, still love it.

The most extensive review of any motorcycle that I have ever viewed.

I have to say, I love this format of reviewing bikes, they get right into the nitty gritty. Tracer would be my choice.

I find really great that all bikes are good but aimed to a different type of rider. No choice is "wrong", unless you have no idea what you want.

That was a lot of fun and really interesting guys. Thanks.

Good stuff chaps, nice to have the FEC’ers onboard.

Let's be honest, the dog is the real star of this review lol. Can't find fault with y'alls logic. I own a Versys 1000 myself and its an amazing bike, but a bit bland and not quite as refined feeling as its competition. Great review guys!

This is a great test - many thanks! I have also tried these bikes and I tend to agree with the overall assessments. I guess the only thing that really prompted me to take the XR over the others is that it is the least "touring" of the bikes, the most "everyday" bike and maybe the best handling bike in everyday circumstances. I agree that when you need to load things up and tour for hours, you probably need the triple or the inline 4 of the versys. You also need some luggage to bring home the groceries, which the other bikes already have. But, everyday, in town riding, I think it is pretty good.

Great work. Reviews like these are crucial these days, as dealers stock is incredibly low. Test rides are a pre covid luxury and I assume many, like myself make purchasing decisions based on reviews like these.....no pressure guys haha.

Great review! For me, a mid-50's 5'5" rider, the real deciding factor for me is the seat height and the general ergonomics of the Tiger. I could go with the Versys X 300, but it just feels and looks cheap to me - and I just can't see riding it for long distances. BMW would accommodate me, but I just prefer the Tiger package overall. Thanks, guys!

Awesome review guy's cheers

Wicked, such an enjoyable review. 👍🏻

I love my 21 Tracer 9 GT. I definitely agree with a lot of the points made about it. Picked mine up the first week of June and it's been a lot of fun. I actually looked at all 4 of these bikes when I was in the market. Nearly bought the Tiger, but decided to wait for the Tracer 9 due to the price point. Excellent video!

Brilliant lads,I love my Tiger it just does it all for me and I love the heated seat on a cold day. 👍

An awesome review. Planning on buying the Tracer 9 GT hopefully within the next couple yrs. Still Riding my 2013 Honda CB500X.

Great to see a proper pair of FEC'ers. Great vid all.

This was very comprehensive and so informative! Thank you. I am in process of replacing my Honda NC750 with either Tracer or Versys and after this review - given my height (6'3), I am now leaning towards Versys - yesterday Tracer was sure winner.

Nice job gents! I'm still riding the dual sports; DRZ and and old XR 600, so moving into one of these, I need the perspective. In my 60s so looking for a good do it all tourer. Thinking of a Versys or a Tracer, but 2019-2021 range. This helped. Comprehensive. Enjoyed from your US friends.

Great video I have a BMW S1000XR 2020 and just picked up a MT 09 SP love them both but that engine in the MT 09 is incredible great for real world riding great review

Outstanding review. I have been thinking about a bike like one of these for my next. This helps a lot. I had been considering these very models, along with the KTM 890 Adventure. The Tiger and the Tracer were the leaders in the clubhouse before watching this and you have definitely solidified that for me. I'll be test riding them for sure. One thing I don't like about the tracer is the blue rims. I don't like KTM orange rims either. It's all subjective. Thank you all for this!

The doggo just added that like more we needed :)

Can’t wait to watch this.. A proper comparison!! Would you guys do a middle weight/starter in the same style bike?

Thanks for such a great review, but still no closer to deciding lol.

17:55 finally! One guy got it right. What's the point of talking BHP or torque when those figures are made high up there in the rev range?! Who uses that, who goes to the red line? Why don't bike reviewers show power/rev graphs?

This is how you do a group test in the age of video :-) Nice!

Cool video. From this review I think the Versys is the best touring bike, but the best overall is the Tracer. Still It would have been nice that the Vstrom 1050 and the Ktm890 adv were included too in this video.

The Versys is the most comfortable I've ever ridden (6ft, 240lbs) although I was never keen on its high centre of gravity...my daily is an old Triumph ST1050 (2008) I still haven't found a better bike for distance/thrills/comfort, balance.

Great round table review. Wish you had press-ganged another rider to include the V-Strom 1050. You hooked a new subscriber. 😎

As suggested I have downloaded this for when I have the time to thoroughly enjoy.

Man you've had to have been beating on the Triumph, I get 230-250 miles a tank routinely with a little left in the tank to spare. Entertaining review gents!

Excellent review

Best review and bike for comparison quality 👌 👏 very good, well ✔️ done

THANK YOU! That was a very well put together and entertaining video that I really appreciate the effort you put in to it. Almost seems a shame that the NT1100 will come out next year and beat them all, doesn't it?

Great reveiw. I appreciate a real pillion test. My wife lives the tiger as well even though the seat wasnt the biggest is had the nicest suspension.

brilliant vid guys

I'm glad I got the time to watch this as I'm looking at three of these bikes. The winner for me is the Triumph Tiger, but I really would like the power and the noise of the Yamaha. But you can't have everything so the triumph will do me, seating position and seat height as well as the tank size.

thanks - one of the most comprehensive reviews! Saw this video over the course of the week of my morning commute by train - loved it! Just curious, how would the Ducati MS950 (S) sit within these? Tossed up between - 1) a used GS1200 (2018 model) - whose price range might be bang around £10-12k 2) Ducati MS950 S and these 4 bikes. Thanks!

The clip and chat of the Versys gear shift, you can see the gearbox selector shaft flexing massively as you moved the gear lever with your hand… a gear shift shaft support bearing (if available) may improve the gear shift.

Great watch thanks lads. I think the Ducati multistrada 950s would have been more in tune with the 900’s than the Kwaka. It was the bike I compared most with the Tracer before I made my purchase. I chose the Tracer, love that engine!

I enjoyed the discussion. After much deliberation, I purchased a 2021 Tracer 9 GT without a test ride. Indeed, one was impossible since my dealer (I live outside of Atlanta, GA) wasn't planning on ordering one, having taken a loss on a FJ-09 (precursor of the Tracer 900 in the States). I've ridden the bike for a couple of months and I've already upgraded the screen with Yamaha's own Touring version. It's quieter although I will never get that bubble of calm that I get with my R1150RT, however I knew that going in. The disappointment with the bike is the stock seat. For me, the seat becomes uncomfortable after approximately 90 minutes to two hours. Yamaha does make a comfort seat but according to their representative in America, will not sell it here. Since the rest of the bike ticks all my boxes I will send the stock seat to a company out in California (Russell Day Long) in hopes of getting more hours in the saddle.

Amazing video. Bought Tracer 9 last week. My choice was between Tracer and Tiger. Saudações from Portugal.

One day Im hoping for a brand new tiger, gravel roads and normal roads. What an adventure it would be!! I also love the tracer, but not as great as the triumph for gravel road purpose. And ive got a big crush on those 3 cylinders😍

I'm a mad Kawasaki guy. Looked at all these. Bought the beemer. I've got busted up wrists and hands from racing. The beemer is super stable... A 29.5° steering head does that.

Great video folks! Got to ask though..... why are all moto journos so short!? haha as a rider who is it 6ft 4 (and all leg) would be great to see some reviews off a tall guy! which would you buy of these 4 as a tall big bloke?

Such a decent video. Just bikes nothing else. More power to you.

Great video, one thing, driving the Kawasaki with a huge top box will make it suffer in the handling department I feel, otherwise a very comprehensive group test.

Amazing review. Honest!

Thanks for this great detailed review. I've test rode the Tiger, Tracer (Previous model) and the XR myself. I hated the XR, found it uncomfortable and frankly a bit agricultural in character. The Tracer was the most fun, but my favourite was the Tiger. It is for me the best all rounder. I'm yet to try the Africa twin but at the moment my next bike is a Tiger

This was an excellent video and one of the best comparisons I have seen. I am a short rider 5’7”, which of these bikes would be the best for height challenged rider?

Great video, bought a Tracer 9 GT on the back of bike socials in-depth reviews. Replaced screen with MRA Vario, and now actually like the dash, you do get used to the menu wheel. Amazing bike.

Thoroughly enjoyed the comparison and the format. Can't help thinking that you could have added the Multi 950 S that costs less than the versus.

More of this please :)

I never have a seat problem on my Supersport s.It just goes one way for 30 mins with a swim in the middle.Then after a couple of Timmy Taylors comes home again......Thanks John,

Triumph FTW! Im determined to have a Tiger and Street Triple in my garage someday.

As ever, great reviews reflecting real life scenarios and questions we all have. Appreciate the info on what everyone was wearing too, but would love to get details of those skin coloured socks I saw someone wearing ;-)

Thanks for this really enjoyable to hear and see all your views looking forward to see when you do the next , I've been using Calimoto for the past couple of years, and just love it, when we had covid lockdown and were restricted to where we could ride I found so many great roads I never knew excited. keep up the good work guys

Tested the Strom 1050XT. Taken delivery and just run in. No regrets and gives great confidence when following the line in bends. Trouble is the journalists bang on about it being an update over the previous bike…..but in the end it is a joy to ride and well finished. Mine is in Black and gold wheels and I think looks good. Word in for the experience at Orwell motorcycles, great.